Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Rwanda
Rwanda: Primary government spending as a share of original budget was 117.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Rwanda, 2007–2024
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, primary government spending as a share of original budget in Rwanda stood at 117.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government spending as a share of original budget in Rwanda peaked at 117.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 2016.
Rwanda ranks 13th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 92.9% | — |
| 2008 | 96.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 101.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 114.6% | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 111.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 117.1% | +4.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 117.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 117.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.1%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.0% | 89.7% | 96.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 82.5% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.4% | 96.4% | 117.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 10 Sierra Leone 122.2% compare
- 11 Hungary 122.0% compare
- 12 Czechia 117.4% compare
- 14 Lithuania 115.6% compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 114.5% compare
- 16 Montenegro 114.1% compare
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government spending as a share of original budget in Rwanda?
- Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Rwanda was 117.1% in 2024, according to World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary government spending as a share of original budget recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 117.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary government spending as a share of original budget recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2016.
- How does Rwanda rank for primary government spending as a share of original budget?
- Rwanda ranks 13th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary government spending as a share of original budget rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary government spending as a share of original budget. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%).